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t fl e north-carolina chronicle ; or fayettevilk gazette 0 2 1 of vol ii mo n d a v v 4 v 7 4 f v â€” total no 73 imrorr nies and civil and martial cufloms arc guite oppofite to the like vefuges of the did scythians even in ihe moderate norrhern climates there is nor to bt feen the ieajj trace of any ancient rately buildings or of any thick fettkmeats as . are iaiÂ«i to remain in ihe iefs health regi ' cms of peru mexico and fcveial ofthe indian nations aif.ire us that they ctcfl ed the miiiitlipi before hey made their prcient northern fettlements ; which connected with the former arguments he concludes wili fufiiciemly ciplode that weak opinion of the american aborigi nes being lineally defcended from the tartars or ancient scythians mr adair's reafons for fuppofing that the americans derive their origin from the jews are firft becaufe they are divided into tribes and have chiefs over them as the israelites had secondly becaufe as by a firicl per manent divine precept the hebrew na tion were ordered to worlhip at jeruia lem jehovah the true and living god fo do the indians riling him yeyowah the ancirni irea ten he adds it is vrell known worshipped a plurality cf gods but the indi.jrs pay their religious de voirs to the great beneficent fupierae holy ipirit cf fire who refidei as they think above the clouds and on earth al fo with unpolluted people they pay no addoration to images or to dead per fons neither to the cciefii^l luminaries to evil fpirits nor to any created beings whatever thirdly becaufe agreeably to he theocray or civile govercment of il?a el the indians thirk the deity to be the immediate head of heir ftate fourthly becaufe as the jews be lieve in the minitlraiion of angels the in dians ali'o believe that the higher regif r.s are inhabited by good fpirits fifthly becaufe the indian language and chaleaa 2pptar to have the very id iom and genius to the hebrew their words and fentences being cxpreit.ve corcife rmphatical for.creus andh''d ; and often both in letters and figniÂ£cati on aÂ»e fynonimcus wish the it.lre language sixthly becaufe they count ihrlr lime after the mariner of the hebrews carver's travels cor.tir.utd seventhly bce<uiie i confbrnihy to or after the rcanrer of the j^ws thej hare tbt'xr prophets high-pi icuij and oiher rc li^i<^i orders eighth becaufe their fcllivals fafts and religious riles have a great refem blance to thofe of the hebrews tk t adair begins jvith obfcrvi.ig xv j that though iomc have fuppofed liic a/i ericans to have descended fpom the chinefe yet rieitfeer iheir religion law or cufloms agree in the leait with thofc of the chinefe ; which fuffidently proves hat they are not of this line de h ics as our beft ihips are now alanoft half a ) car in failing for china our au thor does not here reeollcit that this is ir>tn a 1 iglmorthern latitude acrofs the line ami then back again greatly to the northward otic and not diie&ly aihwart lbs paciÂ£c ccean for only obc hundred and tlsven degrees or from thence to eu rope it is very unlikely they ihould at tempt inch dangerous discoveries nith their fujpofed mall veffcls again ft rapid currents and in dark and lickly mon foons ninthly becaufe the indians before they goto war have rouny prepare cry ceremonies of publication and fading like what is recorded of the liraeliics tenthly bccsufe the fari>e faftc for or naments and the fame kind are made ufe of by ihs indians as by the hebrews tnefe and many other argrmer.s cf a firrilar nature mr adair brii s in iup port of his fovourite fyflcm ; but i flouid i^ingine that if the indiars aie really derived from the hebrews among their religious certrrcries en vhich he chiciiy feems to build hi h)j:ctrief.s the princi pal that cf circuncifior vculd never have been aid ufide md its very remem biar.ee obliterated h further remarks that this is more particularly imprrbable as there is reaion to believe that this nation was unacquaint ed wtrh the ufe of the loadflore to direct their courfe china he fars is about eight thoufand irnles diftant from i he anieii car continent which is twice as far as ihe atlandc ocean andwcaierot irfciir ed by ary ancient writer of their naii time ficillj or fo much as any inclination that way befides mall coafting voyages the winds blow likewife with littie va riation from eaft to weft within the lati tude thirty and odd north ar.d forth and therefore thefe could not chive them oi i he american coaft it lying directly contrary to fuch acouife nci'her could perform accordlr to tliis writer's account fail to arre:ica from rhc north by the wa ftartaiyor anrienl scyt^ia ; ihatfrrm its ituation ncvcrliiving betn or c^n be a maritime power ar.d it is utterly in practicable he r ys frr any to con:e to aint rica by fe;j from hat quarter ecfule the re saaiaicg naces ci their religious cercito tl.us rvirerrus and diverfe are the ophicns oi thc-ie vho have hitherto written on this ftlj<<5t ! i u all rot how ever cither endeavoorto reconcile tl en ci to f cmt cut the errors of each but proceed tc give n y cv.n fentiircr.ts en the < rigin of the a n.eiic?ns ; vhich nre fcurdcd n corclui'.cris dri.wn hem lie n eft iaricral argcictnts ct the viireri i have ir.eritic red rr.d ft err ny cvn tb ffrvaticr.s the cenfifteuej c i ihffe i fliali leave to the judgment ct rr jetd ers the tet't to introduce rry rrrjrc tv:es on this head it i r.eccflai filfi io afceuain the diftances te.vetr /. n eru snd tbofe parts cf the labiiitle gicle that sppicacb nesrefi to it to be cor tinned 3

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t fl e north-carolina chronicle ; or fayettevilk gazette 0 2 1 of vol ii mo n d a v v 4 v 7 4 f v â€” total no 73 imrorr nies and civil and martial cufloms arc guite oppofite to the like vefuges of the did scythians even in ihe moderate norrhern climates there is nor to bt feen the ieajj trace of any ancient rately buildings or of any thick fettkmeats as . are iaiÂ«i to remain in ihe iefs health regi ' cms of peru mexico and fcveial ofthe indian nations aif.ire us that they ctcfl ed the miiiitlipi before hey made their prcient northern fettlements ; which connected with the former arguments he concludes wili fufiiciemly ciplode that weak opinion of the american aborigi nes being lineally defcended from the tartars or ancient scythians mr adair's reafons for fuppofing that the americans derive their origin from the jews are firft becaufe they are divided into tribes and have chiefs over them as the israelites had secondly becaufe as by a firicl per manent divine precept the hebrew na tion were ordered to worlhip at jeruia lem jehovah the true and living god fo do the indians riling him yeyowah the ancirni irea ten he adds it is vrell known worshipped a plurality cf gods but the indi.jrs pay their religious de voirs to the great beneficent fupierae holy ipirit cf fire who refidei as they think above the clouds and on earth al fo with unpolluted people they pay no addoration to images or to dead per fons neither to the cciefii^l luminaries to evil fpirits nor to any created beings whatever thirdly becaufe agreeably to he theocray or civile govercment of il?a el the indians thirk the deity to be the immediate head of heir ftate fourthly becaufe as the jews be lieve in the minitlraiion of angels the in dians ali'o believe that the higher regif r.s are inhabited by good fpirits fifthly becaufe the indian language and chaleaa 2pptar to have the very id iom and genius to the hebrew their words and fentences being cxpreit.ve corcife rmphatical for.creus andh''d ; and often both in letters and figniÂ£cati on aÂ»e fynonimcus wish the it.lre language sixthly becaufe they count ihrlr lime after the mariner of the hebrews carver's travels cor.tir.utd seventhly bcetn a 1 iglmorthern latitude acrofs the line ami then back again greatly to the northward otic and not diie&ly aihwart lbs paciÂ£c ccean for only obc hundred and tlsven degrees or from thence to eu rope it is very unlikely they ihould at tempt inch dangerous discoveries nith their fujpofed mall veffcls again ft rapid currents and in dark and lickly mon foons ninthly becaufe the indians before they goto war have rouny prepare cry ceremonies of publication and fading like what is recorded of the liraeliics tenthly bccsufe the fari>e faftc for or naments and the fame kind are made ufe of by ihs indians as by the hebrews tnefe and many other argrmer.s cf a firrilar nature mr adair brii s in iup port of his fovourite fyflcm ; but i flouid i^ingine that if the indiars aie really derived from the hebrews among their religious certrrcries en vhich he chiciiy feems to build hi h)j:ctrief.s the princi pal that cf circuncifior vculd never have been aid ufide md its very remem biar.ee obliterated h further remarks that this is more particularly imprrbable as there is reaion to believe that this nation was unacquaint ed wtrh the ufe of the loadflore to direct their courfe china he fars is about eight thoufand irnles diftant from i he anieii car continent which is twice as far as ihe atlandc ocean andwcaierot irfciir ed by ary ancient writer of their naii time ficillj or fo much as any inclination that way befides mall coafting voyages the winds blow likewife with littie va riation from eaft to weft within the lati tude thirty and odd north ar.d forth and therefore thefe could not chive them oi i he american coaft it lying directly contrary to fuch acouife nci'her could perform accordlr to tliis writer's account fail to arre:ica from rhc north by the wa ftartaiyor anrienl scyt^ia ; ihatfrrm its ituation ncvcrliiving betn or c^n be a maritime power ar.d it is utterly in practicable he r ys frr any to con:e to aint rica by fe;j from hat quarter ecfule the re saaiaicg naces ci their religious cercito tl.us rvirerrus and diverfe are the ophicns oi thc-ie vho have hitherto written on this ftlj<<5t ! i u all rot how ever cither endeavoorto reconcile tl en ci to f cmt cut the errors of each but proceed tc give n y cv.n fentiircr.ts en the < rigin of the a n.eiic?ns ; vhich nre fcurdcd n corclui'.cris dri.wn hem lie n eft iaricral argcictnts ct the viireri i have ir.eritic red rr.d ft err ny cvn tb ffrvaticr.s the cenfifteuej c i ihffe i fliali leave to the judgment ct rr jetd ers the tet't to introduce rry rrrjrc tv:es on this head it i r.eccflai filfi io afceuain the diftances te.vetr /. n eru snd tbofe parts cf the labiiitle gicle that sppicacb nesrefi to it to be cor tinned 3